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Lewisham
Sign in to saveLewisham ( ) is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London, with a large shopping centre and street market. Lewisham had a population of 60,573 in 2011.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Lewisham
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.london_borough
- Lewisham
- UK place.population
- 60,573
- UK place.population_ref
- (Ladywell, Lewisham Central, Lee Green and Blackheath wards 2011)
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Lewisham North Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_area
- SE
- UK place.postcode_district
- SE13
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ385755
- UK place.static_image_name
- Joe lew (1).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Lewisham Central at night
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- History
- Governance
- Commercial area and amenities
- Education
- Transport
- National Rail
- DLR
- Buses
- Redevelopment
- Notable people
- Geography
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Lewisham ( ) is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London, with a large shopping centre and street market. Lewisham had a population of 60,573 in 2011.
==History== thumb|left|'A View of Lewisham' (1770) by John Cleveley the Younger|John Cleveley Junior thumb|The medieval Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Lewisham The earliest written reference to Lewisham – – is from a charter from 862 which established the boundaries with neighbouring Bromley.